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Irmas/Leftpoint surfForecast / HAW – Oahu / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 13 Dec 2025 HSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Irmas/Leftpoint surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Irmas/Leftpoint sea temperature is
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Irmas/Leftpoint today?
The current surf forecast for Irmas/Leftpoint at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Irmas/Leftpoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:56AM 0.35 | 12:11AM 0.51 | 10:46AM 0.29 | 12:47AM 0.56 | 11:36AM 0.24 | 1:20AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:00PM 0.01 | 6:56AM 0.22 | 5:27PM -0.00 | 8:02AM 0.18 | 5:55PM -0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
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